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Conflict Dynamics

Conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Asia intersect through flows of people, weapons and resources, creating intricate cross-border conflict systems. These knit the formal and informal, licit and illicit in ways that empower armed actors, enmesh conflict with crime and violent extremism, and ensnare local communities in the network of activities that sustain conflict. XCEPT research on conflict dynamics sheds light on these conflict systems, the transnational networks that sustain them, and how affected communities cope with protracted crisis.

Below you can find and download XCEPT research that helps shed light on these complex conflict dynamics.

Working paper

23rd July 2025
Fuel smuggling in Ghana and Burkina Faso is a high volume, cross-border activity with both licit and illicit aspects that are intrinsically linked to ...

Blog

16th July 2025
Local ownership of borderland governance agreements is imperative when it comes to building trust and encouraging implementation.

Briefing paper

16th July 2025
Local communities in borderlands develop formal and informal agreements to manage their borders, address issues affecting cross-border relations, and ...

Research report

16th July 2025
Borderland governance is an ongoing process. Cross-border dynamics require continual management, and local borderland agreements are an integral featu...

Event

26th June 2025
This XCEPT webinar explored practical approaches to supporting locally led research in conflict settings.

SPOTLIGHT

XCEPT Workshop: Local, People-Focused Policymaking

26th October 2022
Addressing securitization in conflict zones in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
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Research report

16th June 2025
As geopolitical fragmentation deepens, conflicts are increasing in complexity and number, and internationalising in new ways as states, armed groups, ...

Blog

10th June 2025
A new research project will develop a set of principles and factors that influence the effectiveness of efforts to prevent and manage climate-related ...

Article

28th May 2025
XCEPT programme researchers interviewed hundreds of people in South Sudan to understand the role that conflict-related trauma plays in influencing who...

Research report

22nd May 2025
The armed conflict in northern Mozambique has profound gendered impacts that are deeply intertwined with cross-border dynamics between Mozambique and ...

Briefing paper

22nd May 2025
This policy brief presents key findings and policy implications on the gendered dimensions of conflict in the Mozambique – Tanzania borderlands. ...

Blog

22nd May 2025
What role does gender play in how a cross-border insurgency affects the lives of those living in the area?

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